Meanings
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noun
A member of the people who speak this language and reside in these regions.
[...] ethnic groups, the Afars. The majority of the Somali-speaking Issas, the other main group, do support President Hassan Gouled and his RPP, though the Prime Minister, Barkat Gourad is an Afar himself.
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2
adv
At, to, or from a great distance; far away.
He was seen from afar.
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3
adv
(old-fashioned) at or from or to a great distance
Etymology
From Middle English afer, equivalent to a- (“for, on, or of”) + far.